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Originally Posted by rexdart
do they really think there will be a time when there will be more people 65+ than there are 18 - 64 year olds living at the same time? I appreciate the amount of baby boomers out there but is it truly that many?
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I seem to recall reading that 50% of all people who have ever lived past age 65 are alive today. The numbers really are staggering.
By 2040, 26% of the US population will be 60 or above, compared to 16% in 2000.